Reed for looms.



I. 0; & M. 0., GOMBLLAS.

REED FOR LOOMS. APPLICATION I'ILBD DEG. 19, 1910.

Patented Sept. 5, 1911,

coLuMmA I'LANOGRAPH CO.,WASIIINGTON,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FROILAN CANET COMELLAS AND MARGELINO CANE'I. COMELLAS, OF MAURESA, SPAIN.

REED FOR LOOlVIS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 5, 1911.

Application filed December 19, 1910. Serial No. 598,107.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, FROILAN CANET COMELLAS and MAnoELINo GANET CoMELLAs, subjects of the King of Spain, residing at Carretera dc Vich No. 81, Mauresa, Spain, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Reeds for Looms; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention which forms the subject matter of this application consists in a reed for looms for weaving, in which the upper and lower battens of the frame are formed of two half round bars placed opposite to each other. These bars leave between them the hollow space necessary for the reception of the ends of the wires of the reed; they are joined together at their outer edge to prevent any movement of the wires of the reed and are separated at their inner edge to leave a passage for the wires of the reed. The sides of the frame are formed of a piece of a width equal to that of a reed wire, which is enlarged at the ends according to the hollow space in the horizontal battens into which the sides fit and are there secured by means of screws.

The two half round bars of which the horizontal battens of the frame are composed, may be replaced by a tube or hollow piece provided with a groove sufficiently wlde to leave a passage for the reed wires.

The reciprocal distance apart of the reed wires may be determined as usual by simple or double binding with iron wire, which will be inclosed in the hollow space left between the top and bottom battens.

This invention comprises the device for fixing the horizontal battens to the vertical sides of the frame in such a maner that it will be possible to remove the cover without deranging the frame.

In the ordinary reeds the bindings of the reed wires are covered with tin or pitch; this is entirely done away with in the arrangement according to this invention in which the reed wires preserve their elasticity and independence and a deranged or damaged reed wire can be removed and replaced by another without deranging the frame.

The arrangement which constitutes the subject matter of this invention is represented in the accompanying drawing.

Figure 1 is a front view of a reed, with the battens formed by half round bars, parts being broken away to show the construction. Fig. 2 is an end view. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1, the lower battens being separated to more clearly show the construction. Fig. 4 is a transverse section of a tubular batten in one piece. Fig. 5 is a transverse section of another batten in one piece, with a sleeve for augmenting its resistance, and Fig. 6 is a transverse section of a batten formed by two half battens hollowed out to contain the ends of the double bound reed wires. Figs. 1, 3, 4tand 5 show the reed wires with single binding; while Fig. 6 shows them with double binding in combination with the rods 9 placed on each side of the reed wires and an iron wire 7 of a diameter sufficient to insure the required distance between the reed wires.

The frame is formed by two battens one at the top and one at the bottom, formed, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 6, by two half round bars or battens and as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, by two tubular pieces. The frame is completed by two vertical sides 0 which may be rigid or elastic according to circumstances and fixed to the battens by means of screws p. The half battens have on their insides a cavity sufficiently large to inclose the binding, Figs. 1 and 2, and they also have rabbets a b 0 (Z1 along the whole of their length which when the batten is closed up form a channel in which the ends of the reed wires are held to prevent them from sliding about.

The rabbets a b may be replaced by a single rabbet, as shown in Fig. 6. Accord ing to the arrangement shown in Fig. 1 the reed wires may be gripped and separated from each other by means of other bindings than iron wire, and consequently if one of them breaks and it becomes necessary to replace it, it is only necessary to remove the covers or front half battens a 0 in order to lift the reed out bodily and replace it with another. In this way any repairs that may have to be done to the reed during its working only require very little time and are very inexpensive. At the same time this arrangement assures to the reed Wires 6 all their mobility and elasticity which not only allows one reed wire to be substituted for another but also allows of the various operations which the working of the loom demands being executed.

For very long reeds the simple pressure of the bolts p is not suflicient to keep the battens quite rigid and invariable along the whole of their length, and it is consequently necessary to hold the battens together by means of bolts or screws conveniently dis tributed. Instead of bolts and screws which possess inconveniences in practice, it is preferable to employ a sleeve a havingexternally the form of the batten, as shown in Figs. 1 and '2, and having a longitudinal groove for the passage of the reed wirese. 'Ihis sleeve is placed at the most convenient points on'the battens in order to give'them rigidity and they surround the batten entirely leaving no opening save that necessary for the passage of the reed wires.

Instead of forming the battens in two halves as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 6, they may be made of a single piece hollowed out so as to permit of the passage of the reed wires 6 and to contain the binding or bindings which insure the separation of the reed Wires. Fig. 5 shows a batten of this kind j in a single piece, provided with a channel j to receive the ends of the reed wires and with a sleeve n to give it the necessary re sistance at the desired points. Fig. 4 shows another batten in a single piece formed by a simple tube we provided with the groove necessary for the passage of the reed wires 0. The diameter of this tube is sufficiently great to allow of its containing the end of the reed and the corresponding binding.

Having thus described our said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we claim is:

1. In reeds for looms, the combination of a frame composed of hollow battens, each batten having a longitudinal groove for receiving the reeds, means for keeping the reeds suitably spaced and locked, and a sleeve over each batten, substantially as described.

2. In reeds for looms, the combination of a frame composedof hollow battens, each batten being formed of halves fitted to gether and provided with a longitudinal groove for receiving the reeds, means for keeping the reeds suitably spaced and locked, and a sleeve over each batten, substantially as described.

3. In reeds for looms, the combination of a frame composed of hollow battens, each batten being formed of circular halves having two of their adjacent edges fitted together and their other edges separated for receiving the reeds, means for keeping the reeds suitably spaced inclosed by the battens, vertical bars, means for securing the battens to the vertical bars, and sleeves over the battens, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, we affix our signatures, in presence of two witnesses.

FROILAN OANET COMELLAS. MAROELINO CANE'I OOMELLAS.

- Witnesses:

H. MARTINEZ, CUsTR. Su er.

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